Regimental number | 7971 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy Victoria |
School | Heyfield State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Chemist's storeman |
Address | 20 Malakoff Street, St Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith May Fookes, 20 Malakoff Street, St Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 8 years with Citizen forces Garrison Artillery. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 25), Ypres, belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William aned Mary FOOKES; husband of Edith Mary FOOKES, 9 Chapel Street, St. Kilda, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |